Royal Institution "Discourse: Discovering what exoplanets are made from"

This is a theatre and livestream talk from the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Join Astrophysicist Jonathan Tennyson as he explores how improvements in spectroscopy are changing our understanding of exoplanets.

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https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/discourse-discovering-what-exoplanets-are-made

SUMMARY
We now know that essentially every star in the galaxy supports a planetary system – so far, over 6000 exoplanets have been positively identified and grouped in 4600 planetary systems, and this number continues to grow.

The investigation of exoplanets has focused on their composition, formation, and habitability. These questions are best answered by monitoring light emissions from the planet and capturing these data from spectroscopy. In the second Discourse of 2026, astrophysicist Jonathan Tennyson will join us to explore how advancements in spectroscopy are transforming our understanding of exoplanets.
Jonathan will examine the two main issues currently facing researchers observing exoplanets: for some exoplanets, their temperatures far exceed those on Earth and produce much richer and more complex spectra. And for the majority, we cannot directly see them at all. Discover the techniques being used to address these issues and obtain the spectral signatures of planets, combined with quantum mechanical methods.

This is a theatre and livestream event for an adult audience, where the speakers and audience in our Theatre are joined by our audience online.

The livestream will go live around 7.10pm, and the talk will begin at 7.20pm. If you register but miss the livestream, the video will be available to you via the same link for two weeks after the event date.

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